Cigarette Smoking
Conditions
Keywords
Cigarette smoking, Tobacco smoking, Smoking, Tobacco
Brief summary
Most individuals who smoke want to quit smoking. Most individuals who want to quit, quit on their own. The purpose of this study is to determine whether very brief suggestions provided online are comparatively more effective than others in increasing motivation to quit immediately after the suggestions are implemented and actual quit rates one month later. There are no costs associated with participating in this study and participants will not be compensated for their participation. To join the study paste the following link into your browser: https://www.i4health-pau.org/quit-smoking-on-your-own The entire study takes place online on an automated website.
Detailed description
Participants will be recruited online using search engine ads (e.g., Google), online association list serves, community websites designed to reach individuals interested in participating in research studies, and social media sites related to smoking cessation efforts. The entire study will be administered online. Participants may complete it at a time and place of their convenience. To join the study paste the following link into your browser: https://www.i4health-pau.org/quit-smoking-on-your-own The website will automatically obtain consent, ask 16 brief questions as a pre-test, randomize to 4 very brief interventions, ask 4 post-test questions, and at 1-month follow-up, send an email with a link to a 6-question survey. The initial online session is expected to take between 3 and 8 minutes and the 1-month follow-up survey less than 2 minutes.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALBrief Intervention #1
Brief online suggestion intended to increase the likelihood of quitting smoking that takes less than 1 minute to complete.
BEHAVIORALBrief Intervention #2
Brief online suggestion intended to increase the likelihood of quitting smoking that takes less than 1 minute to complete.
BEHAVIORALBrief Intervention #3
Brief online suggestion intended to increase the likelihood of quitting smoking that takes less than 7 minutes to complete.
Sponsors
i4Health
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Adult (18 years of age or older) * Smoker who wants to quit * Access to the Internet
Exclusion criteria
* Less than 18 years of age
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of participants who report quitting smoking | 1 month | Percentage of respondents who respond no to the question: Have you smoked 1 or more cigarettes in the last 7 days? |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Motivation to quit smoking | 10 minutes | Pre-post measure of motivation before and after the brief suggestions being tested are administered online. Specifically, response on a 0 to 10 scale (from not at all to extremely) to the question How motivated are you to stop smoking in the next 4 weeks? |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed